Puka Urqu (Bolivia)

Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu is located in Bolivia
Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,760 m (12,340 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°34′11″S 65°52′24″W / 19.56972°S 65.87333°W / -19.56972; -65.87333
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Puka Urqu (Quechua puka red, urqu mountain,[2] "red mountain", also spelled Puca Orkho) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,760 m (12,340 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Yocalla Municipality. Puka Urqu lies at the Ingenio Mayu north of Kunturiri.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Potosí (Oeste) 6435-III
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Yocalla". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.